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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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